Resources
Select from the categories below to access information ranging from articles and educational resources (what is anti-racism, redlining, etc), to videos, to various organizations and funds already helping the Black community.
Dream Defenders
Dream Defenders is organizing Black and Brown youth to build power in our communities to advance a new vision we have for the state. Our agenda is called the Freedom Papers. Through…
Equal Justice Initiative
The Equal Justice Initiative is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for…
No New Jails NYC
No New Jails NYC formed in September 2018, shortly after the Mayor launched the formal land-use approval process for the jail expansion plan. A direct continuation of the grassroots efforts…
Prison Book Program
Prison Book Program is a grassroots organization that exists for one purpose—to send free books to prisoners. We’ve been doing it since 1972. Books are crucial to the political, spiritual,…
Release Aging People in Prison
Release Aging People in Prison/RAPP works to end mass incarceration and promote racial justice through the release from prison of older and aging people and those serving long and life…
Solutions Not Punishment Collaborative
Solutions Not Punishment Collaborative, SNaPCo, is an Atlanta-based group that provides community and financial support for Black trans and queer people in need and works to dismantle the prison industrial complex.
Vera Institute of Justice
MissionTo drive change. To urgently build and improve justice systems that ensure fairness, promote safety, and strengthen communities. Achieving Our MissionWe work with others who share our vision to tackle…
We Need to Talk about an Injustice
In an engaging and personal talk — with cameo appearances from his grandmother and Rosa Parks — human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson shares some hard truths about America’s justice system,…
